"Arthur Versluis has created a Walden for our time. I have read no other book that captures so poignantly the transition from agriculture to economics that now so bedevils us. In finely honed, thoughtful prose, the author takes us on a journey into a vanished America where the seasons were once the ultimate legislator. Island Farm is a triumph."

—James Cowan, author of A Mapmaker's Dream and many other books

At times a personal memoir, at times philosophical, Island Farm is a snapshot of the American agrarian tradition. Much in the style of books such as Letters from an American Farmer, the author recounts the story of the Versluis family orchards in Michigan, founded by his grandfather more than a century ago. This is a celebration of what it means to live and work in nature, and chapters evoke the richness of American farming life and lament its loss. Chapters include "Lay of the Land," "Characters Quick or Dead," "Work and Days," and "Farm Dogs."

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The Hermetic Book of Nature reveals Emerson and American Transcendentalism in a wholly new light, unveiling the hidden origins of American Transcednentalism, and offering fertile ground for the transdisciplinary meeting of the sciences, literature, and spirituality. Here you will find groundbreaking chapters on Hermeticism and Language, the American Eden, and the full annotated text of Emerson's first book, Nature.

With a special wraparound signed gold cover

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